Nail-drawer.



No. 760,228- PATENTED MAY 17, 1904.

J. M. MARTY.

NAIL DRAWER.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 22, 1903.

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UNITED STATES Patented May 17, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

NAIL-DRAWER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letterslatent No. 760,228, dated May 17, 1904. Application filed September 22, 1903. Serial No. 174.186. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH MARIA MARTY, a citizen of the Republic of Switzerland, residing at Schwyz Seewen, in the canton of Schwyz, Republic of Switzerland, (whose post-office address is SchwyZ-Seewen,) have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Nail-Drawers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Ihave applied for patent in Switzerland on September 27, 1902; in Germany on September 26, 1902.

My invention consists in a nail-drawer in which a rest is suitably formed to serve as a tread and projects perpendicularly to the plane in whichthe jaws of the nail-drawer move. By this arrangement the nail-drawer can easily be driven into the wood, so that nails the heads of which are deep sunk in a bottom can surely be drawn out without becoming bent or damaged. Furthermore, the planks of a bottom will not be damaged by the employment of the nail-drawer, so that the latter allows to obtain a considerable saving of material, planks and nails being capable of being reused.

In the annexed drawings, Figure 1 is afull and Fig. 2 a partial elevation of my naildrawer. Fig. 3 is a partial side view of the same.

b b are the two levers of the nail-drawer, having their pivot or fulcrum at a and supporting each of the same a toothed jaw c. I

c is the rest, secured to the lever b and carrying the pin a. The rest 0 has a curved bottom face 0 projects perpendicularly to the plane in which the levers move, and supports a wooden tread (Z.

When using the nail-drawer,the opened jaws e are placed on opposite sides of the head of the nail to be drawn out. The operator then executes a stroke with his foot on the tread, thus driving the jaws into the bottom. After having grasped the nail by the jaws he pulls or pushes the lovers I) b. in the direction of the rest 0, whereby the nail will be drawn out.

Since the lateral pull or push on the levers in the direction of the rest 0 does not act upon the jaws, no nipping oil of the nails will occur whatever will be the intensity of the lateral push or pull on the levers.

If the jaws e are worn, they may easily be replaced by new ones, as they are removably attached to the levers, as shown. These jaws taper off into a point, so as to facilitate their beiiig driven into the plank on each side of the nai What I claim is V In a nail-drawer the combination of the two levers, jaws removably secured thereto, said jaws having the ends tapering to a point, a removable rest 0 secured to one of the lovers and projecting perpendicular to the plane in which the levers move, said perpendicular portion being curved, and a tread (Z attached to the upper face of the rest and having a straight flat upper face adapted to receive the stroke of the foot of the operator for driving the jaws into the plank.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 10th day of September, 1903.

JOSEPH MARIA MARTY.

Witnesses:

A. LIEBERKNEOHT, HERMANN HUBER. 

